Nature of man. Must be sanctified before it can perform spiritual worship, [i. 223], [224]. Human, highly advanced by its union with the Son of God, [ii. 273], [274]. Human and divine in Christ (see [Union]). Night. How necessary, [i. 523].

O.

Obedience to God. Not true unless it be universal, [i. 108], [109]. Due to him upon the account of his eternity, [i. 308], [309]. To him should be preferred before obedience to men (see [Laws]). Of faith only acceptable to God, [i. 505]. Distinct, but inseparable from faith, [i. 505], [506]. Shall be rewarded, [i. 529], [530]. Redemption a strong incentive to it, [i. 571]. Without it nothing will avail us, [ii. 213], [214]. The goodness of God in accepting it, though imperfect, [ii. 309]. Due to God for his goodness, [ii. 338–341]. Due to him as a sovereign, [ii. 462–466]. What kind of it due to him, [ii. 466–469]. Objects. The proposing them to man which God knows he will use to sin, no blemish to God’s holiness, [ii. 161–166]. Obstinacy in sin. A contempt of Divine power, [ii. 92], [93]. Omissions. Of prayer, a practical denial of God’s knowledge, [i. 481]; of duty, a contempt of his goodness, [ii. 320], [321]. Omnipresence. An attribute of God, [i. 366], [367]. Denied by some Jews and heathens, but acknowledged by the wisest amongst them, [i. 368]. To be understood negatively, [i. 369]. Influential on all creatures, [i. 369], [370]. Limited to subjects capacitated for this or that kind of it, [i. 370]. Essential, [i. 371]. In all places, [i. 371], [372]. With all creatures, [i. 373], [374]; without mixture with them, or division of himself, [i. 374]. Not by multiplication or extension, [i. 375]; but totally, [ib.] In imaginary spaces beyond the world, [i. 375–377]. God’s incommunicable property, [i. 378]. Arguments to prove his omnipresence, [i. 378–385]. Objections against it answered, [i. 385–392]. Ascribed to Christ, [i. 392], [393]. Proves God a Spirit, [i. 393]; and his providence, [ib.]; and omniscient and incomprehensible, [i. 394], [395]. Calls for admiration of him, [i. 395], [396]. Forgotten and contemned, [i. 396], [397]. Terrible to sinners, [i. 397], [398]. Comfortable to the righteous, and wherein, [i. 398–402]. Should be often thought of, and the advantages of so doing, [i. 402–405]. Opposition. In the hearts of men naturally against the will of God, [i. 102], [103].

P.

Pardon. God’s infinite knowledge a comfort when we reflect on it, or seek it,[i. 490], [491]. The power of God in granting it, and giving a sense of it, [ii. 78–80]. The spring of all other blessings, [ii. 357]. Always accompanied with regeneration, [ib.] Punishment remitted upon it, [ii. 358]. It is perfect, [ib.] Of God, and his alone, gives a full security, [ii. 450]. Patience. Under afflictions a duty, [i. 604], [605]. God’s immutability should teach us it [i. 359]. A sense of God’s holiness would promote it, [ii. 195], [196]; and his goodness, [ii. 350]. Motives to it, [ii. 469], [470]. The true nature of it, [ii. 471]. Consideration of God’s patience to us would promote it, [ii. 518]. Patience. Of God how admirable, [i. 161], [395], [396]; [ii. 497–500]. His wisdom the ground of it, [i. 581], [582]. Evidences his power, [ii. 64], [474]. Is a property of the Divine nature, [ii. 477], [478]. A part of goodness and mercy, but differs from both, [ii. 478–480]. Not insensible, constrained, or faint‑hearted, [ii. 480], [481]. Flows from his fulness of power over himself, [ii. 481], [482]. Founded in the death of Christ, [ii. 482], [483]. His veracity, holiness, and justice no bars to it, [ii. 483–486]. Exercised towards our first parents, Gentiles, and Israelites, [ii. 486–488]. Wherein it is evidenced, [ii. 488–500]. The reason of its exercise, [ii. 500–507]. It is abused, and how, [ii. 507–509]. The abuse of it sinful and dangerous, [ii. 509–513]. Exercised towards sinners and saints, [ii. 513], [514]. Comfortable to all, [ii. 514–516]; especially to the righteous, [ib.] Should be meditated on, and the advantage of so doing, [ii. 516–518]. We should admire and bless God for it, with motives so to do, [ii. 518–522]. Should not be presumed on, [ii. 522], [523]. Should be imitated, [ii. 523], [524]. Peace. God only can speak it to troubled souls, [ii. 79]. Permission of sin. What it is, and that it is no blemish to God’s holiness, [ii. 146–156]. Persecutions. The goodness of God seen in them, [ii. 309–311]. See [Apostasy]. Perseverance of the saints. A gospel doctrine, [i. 501]. Certain, [i. 355], [356]; [ii. 100], [189]. Motives to labor after it, [i. 360], [361]. Depends on God’s power and wisdom, [i. 500], [501]; [ii. 79], [80]. Pleasures. Sensual men strangely addicted to, [i. 144]. We ought to take heed of them, [i. 173]. Poems. Fewer sacred ones good, than of any other kind, [i. 143]. Poor. The wisdom of God in making some so, [i. 531], [532]. Power. Infinite, belongs to God, [ii. 10]. The meaning of the word, [ii. 12]. Absolute and ordinate, [ii. 12], [13]. Distinct from will and wisdom, [ii. 14], [15]. Gives life and activity to his other perfections, [ii. 15], [16]. Of a larger extent than some others, [ii. 16]. Originally and essentially, in the nature of God, and the same with his essence, [ii. 17], [18]. Incommunicable to the creature, [ii. 18], [24]. Infinite and eternal, [ii. 18–26]. Bounded by his decree, [ii. 25], [26]. Not infringed by the impossibility of doing some things, [ii. 26–30]. Arguments to prove it is in God, [ii. 30–35]. Appears in creation, [ii. 35–44]; in the government of the world, [ii. 44–59]; in redemption, [ii. 59–65]; in the publication and propagation of the gospel, [ii. 65–74]; in planting and preserving grace, and pardoning sin, [ii. 74–80]. Ascribed to Christ, [ii. 80–86]; and to the Holy Ghost, [ii. 86]. Infers his blessedness, immutability, and providence, [ii. 86–88]. A ground of worship, [ii. 88–90]; and for the belief of the resurrection, [ii. 90–92]. Contemned and abused, and wherein, [ii. 92–96]. Terrible to the wicked, [ii. 96–98]. Comfortable to the righteous, and wherein, [ii. 98–102]. Should be meditated on, [ii. 102], [103]; and trusted in, and why, [ii. 103–106]. Should teach us humility and submission, [ii. 106]; and the fear of him, and not of man, [ii. 106], [107]. Praise. Consideration of God’s wisdom and goodness would help us to give it to him, [i. 597], [598]; [ii. 351]. Men backward to it, [ii. 356], [357]. Due to him, [ii. 459], [460]. Prayer. Men impatient if God do not answer it, [i. 152], [153]. We should take the most melting opportunities for secret prayer, [i. 275]. Not unnecessary because of God’s immutability and knowledge, [i. 348–350], [479]. To creatures a wrong to God’s omniscience, [i. 475], [476]. Omission of it a practical denial of God’s knowledge, [i. 481]. It is a comfort that the most secret ones are understood by God, [i. 486–488]. God’s wisdom a comfortin delaying or denying an answer to them, [i. 593]. For success on wicked designs how sinful, [ii. 175], [176]. God fit to be trusted in for an answer of them, [ii. 188], [189]. The goodness of God in answering them, [ii. 307–309]. His goodness a comfort in them, [ii. 341], [342]. God’s dominion an encouragement to, and ground of it, [ii. 451], [462], [463]. Preparation. We should examine ourselves concerning it before worship, [i. 252], [253]. Consideration of God’s knowledge would promote it, [i. 495], [496]. How great a sin to come into God’s presence without it, [ii. 176], [177]. Presence of men. More regarded than God’s, [i. 144]. We should seek for God’s special and influential presence, [i. 405]. See [Omnipresence]. Preserve himself. No creature can, [i. 48], [49]; [ii. 46], [47]. God only can the world, [i. 62], [63]. The power of God seen in it, [ii. 44–47]. One foundation of God’s dominion, [ii. 371]. Presumption. Springs from vain imaginations of God, [i. 157]. A contempt of God’s dominion, [ii. 440], [441]. Pride. How common, [i. 139]. An exalting ourselves above God, [i. 147], [148]. The thoughts of God’s eternity should abate it, [i. 303]. An affront to God’s wisdom, [i. 592]. Of our own wisdom, foolish, [i. 600], [601]. God’s mercies abused to it, [ii. 323]. A contempt of his dominion, [ii. 439], [440]. Principles. Better known by actions than words, [i. 92], [93]. Some kept up by God to facilitate the reception of the gospel, [i. 576], [577]. Promises. Men break them with God, [i. 116], [117], [351], [353]. Of God shall be performed, [i. 300], [301]; [ii. 99], [100], [516]. We should believe them, and leave God to his own season of accomplishing them, [i. 499]. Distrust of them a contempt of God’s wisdom, [i. 593]. The holiness of God in the performance of them to be observed, [ii. 197], [198]. Propagation of creatures. The power of God seen in it, [ii. 47–49]. Of mankind one end of God’s patience, [ii. 504]. Prophesies. Prove the being of God, [i. 76], [77]. Providence. Of God proved, [i. 393], [394], [469], [470]; [ii. 87], [88]. See [Government] of the world. Especially to his church, and the meanest in it, [i. 406–408]. Extends to all creatures, [ii. 296–300]. Distrust of it, a contempt of God’s goodness, [ii. 319], [320]. Punishments. See [Judgments]. God always just in them, [i. 162], [163]; [ii. 326], [327]. Of sinners eternal, [i. 296], [297]. The wisdom of God seen in them, [i. 548]. Necessarily follow sins, [ii. 181–183]. Do not impeach God’s goodness, [ii. 236–244]. Not God’s primary intention, [ii. 240], [241]. Inflicting them a branch of God’s dominion, [ii. 393], [394]; necessarily follow upon it, [ii. 447]. Of the wicked unavoidable and terrible, [ii. 447–449]. Purgatory. Held by the Jews, [i. 126].

R.

Rain. An instance of God’s wisdom and power, [i. 522]. Reason. Should not be the measure of God’s revelations, [i. 602], [603]. Repentance. How ascribed to God, [i. 341], [342]. A reasonable condition, [i. 573]. The end of God’s patience, [ii. 502–504]. The consideration of God’s patience would make us frequent and serious in the practice of it, [ii. 517], [518]. Reprobation. Consistent with God’s holiness and justice, [ii. 146], [147]. Reproof. May be for evil ends, [i. 154]. Reputation. Men more concerned for their own, than God’s glory, [i. 140]. Resignation of ourselves. Would flow from consideration of God’s wisdom, [i. 604], [605]; should from that of his sovereignty, [ii. 457]. Resolutions, good. How soon broken, [i. 351]. Restraint. Of men and devils by God in mercy to man, [i. 532], [533], [ii. 52–54], [154], [301], [416–418]. Resurrection. Of the body no incredible doctrine, [i. 471], [472], [ii. 90–92]. The power of God in that of Christ, [ii. 65]. Of men, ascribed to Christ, [ii. 84], [85]. Reverence. Necessary in the worship of God, [i. 236], [237]. Revelations. Of God are not to be censured, [i. 590], [591]. Riches. Inordinate desire after them a hindrance to spiritual worship, [i. 273]. God exercises a sovereignty in bestowing them, [ii. 411], [412]. Rivers. How useful, [i. 522], [523]. Rome. Why called Babylon, [i. 39].

S.

Sacraments. The goodness of God in appointing them. [ii. 287], [288]. Salvation of men. How desirous God is of it, [ii. 284–287], [500–502]. Sanctification. Deserves our thanks as much as justification, [ii. 357], [358]. See [Holiness]. Satisfaction. Of the soul only in God, [i. 74], [202], [203], [305], [306]. Necessary for sin, [ii. 183], [184]. Sceptics. Must own a First Cause, [i. 51]. Scoffing. At holiness a great sin, [ii. 170]; and at convictions in others, [ii. 191], [192]. Scriptures. Are wrested and abused, [i. 105], [106], [134], [135]. Ought to be prized and studied, [i. 173]. The not fulfilling some predictions in them, doth not prove God to be changeable, [i. 342–345]. Of the Old Testament give credit to the New, and of the New illustrate those of the Old, [i. 503]. All truth to be drawn thence, [ib.] Of the Old Testament to be studied, [ib.] Something in them suitable to all sorts of men, [i. 528–530]. Written so as to prevent foreseen corruptions, [i. 530], [531]. To study arguments from them to defend sin, a contempt of God’s holiness, [ii. 175]. The goodness of God in giving them as a rule, [ii. 304], [305]. Sea. How useful, [i. 54], [55]. The wisdom of God seen in it, [i. 522]; and his power, [ii. 7], [45], [46]. Searching the hearts of men. How to be understood of God, [i. 427], [428]. Seasons. The variety of them necessary, [i. 523]. Secresy. A poor refuge to sinners, [i. 491], [492]. Secret sins. Cause stings of conscience, [i. 71], [72], [463]; known to God, [i. 394], [397], [398], [490], [491]; shall be revealed in the day of judgment, [i. 470], [471]; prayers and works known to God, [i. 486–488]. Security. Men abuse God’s blessings to it, [ii. 323]. Self. Man most opposite to those truths that are most contrary to it, [i. 107]. Man sets up as his own rule, [i. 121]. Dissatisfied with conscience when it contradicts its desires, [i. 123], [124]. Merely the agreeableness to it the springs of many materially good actions, [i. 124–126], [149–154], [240], [241]. Would make it the rule of God, [i. 127–135]; and his own end, and the end of all creatures, and of God (see [End]). Applauding thoughts of it how common, [i. 138], [139]. Men ascribe the glory of what they have or do to it, [i. 139], [140]; desire doctrines pleasing to it, [ib.]; highly concerned for any injury done to it, [i. 140]; obey it against the light of conscience, [i. 140], [141]; how great a sin this is, [i. 141], [142]. The giving mercies pleasing to it, the only cause of many men’s love to God, [i. 149], [150]. Men unwieldy to their duty where it is not concerned, [i. 151], [152]; how sinful this is, [i. 154], [155]. The great enemy to the gospel and conversion, [i. 165]. Self‑love. Threefold, [i. 136]. The cause of all sin, and hindrance of conversion, [i. 135–138]. Service of God. How unwilling men are to it, [i. 112–114]; slight in the performance of it, [i. 113], [114]; show not that natural vigor in it as they do in their worldly business, [i. 113–115]; quickly weary of it, [i. 114], [115]; desert it, [i. 115–117]. The presence of God a comfort in it, [i. 401], [402]. Hypocritical pretences for avoiding it, a denial of God’s knowledge, [i. 481], [482]. A sense of God’s goodness would make us faithful in it, [ii. 339–341]. Some called to, and fitted for more eminent ones in their generation, [ii. 410–416]. Omissions of it a contempt of God’s sovereignty, [ii. 441]. Sin. Founded in a secret atheism and self‑love, [i. 93], [136–138]. Reflects a dishonor on all the attributes of God, [i. 93], [94]. Implies God is unworthy of a being, [ib.] Would make him a foolish, impure and miserable being, [i. 94], [95]. More troublesome than holiness, [i. 111], [112]. To make it our end, a great debasing of God, [i. 144–146]. No excuse, but an aggravation, that we serve but one, [i. 145], [146]. Abstinence from it proceeds many times from an evil cause, [i. 150], [479], [480]. God’s name, word, and mercies, made use of to countenance it, [i. 154]; [ii. 172], [173], [321–324], [508], [509]. Spiritual to be avoided, [i. 203], [204]. It is folly, [i. 295], [296]. Past ones we should be humbled for, [i. 301], [302], [492], [493]. Hath brought a curse on the creation, [i. 315]. See [Creatures]. Past known to God, [i. 420], [421]; all known to him, and how, [i. 427–431], [493], [494]. A sense of God’s knowledge and holiness would check it, [i. 494], [495]; [ii. 194]. Bounded by God, [i. 532], [533]. God brings glory to himself, and good to the creature out of it, [i. 533–544]. God hath shown the greatest hatred of it in redemption, [i. 567], [568]. A contempt of God’s power, [ii. 92]. Abhorred by God, [ii. 118–122], [181], [182]. In God’s people more severely punished in this world than in others, [ii. 120], [121]. God cannot be the author of it in others, or do it himself, [ii. 122–127]. God punishes it, and cannot but do so, [ii. 132], [133], [182], [183]. The instruments of it detestable to God, [ii. 133], [134]. Opposite to the holiness of God, [ii. 171], [172]. To charge it on God, or defend it by his word, a great sin, [ii. 174], [175]. Entrance of it into the world doth not impeach God’s goodness, [ii. 231], [232]. Those that disturb societies most signally punished in this life, [ii. 301], [302]. A contempt of God’s dominion, [ii. 427–431]. How much God is daily provoked by it, [ii. 497–499], [519], [520]. An abuse of God’s patience, [ii. 508], [509]. Sincerity. Required in spiritual worship, [i. 225], [226]. Cannot be unknown to God, [i. 486]. Consideration of God’s knowledge would promote it, [i. 496]. Sinful times. In them we should be most holy, [ii. 198], [199]. Sinners. God hath shown the greatest love to them, and hatred to their sins, [i. 567], [568]. Everything in their possession detestable to God, [ii. 133], [134]. Society. The goodness of God seen in the preservation of it, [ii. 300–302]. Could not exist without restraining grace (see [Restraint]). Soul. The vastness of its capacity, and quickness of its motion, [i. 67], [68]. Its union to the body wonderful, [i. 69]. God only can satisfy it (see [Satisfaction]). They only can converse with God, [i. 202]. Should be the objects of our chiefest care, [i. 203]. We should worship God with them, [i. 209–211]. The wisdom and goodness of God seen in them, [ii. 49], [247], [248]. Spaces. Imaginary beyond the world, God is present with, [i. 375–377]. Spirit, that God is so. Plainly asserted but once in scripture, [i. 180]. Various acceptations of the word, [i. 181], [182]. That God is so, how to be understood, [ib.] God the only pure one, [i. 182], [183]. Arguments to prove God is one, [i. 183–188]. Objection against it answered, [i. 188–190]. Spirit of God. His assistance necessary to spiritual worship, [i. 224], [225]. Spirits of men. Raised up, and ordered by God as he pleases, [ii. 415], [416]. Subjection to our superiors. God remits of his own right for preserving it, [ii. 301], [302]. Success. Men apt to ascribe to themselves, [i. 139]. Not to be ascribed to ourselves, [ii. 324], [325]. Denied by God to some, [ii. 411], [412]. Summer. How necessary, [i. 523]. Sun. Conveniently placed, [i. 53]. Its motion useful, [i. 53], [57]. The power of God seen in it, [i. 195], [196]. Supper, Lord’s. The goodness of God in appointing it, [ii. 287], [288]. Seals the covenant of grace, [ii. 288], [289]. In it we have union and communion with Christ, [ii. 289–291]. The neglect of it reproved, [ii. 291]. Supererogation. An opinion that injures the holiness of God, [ii. 179], [180]. Superstition. Proceeds from vain imaginations of God, [i. 156], [157]. Swearing by any creature. An injury to God’s omniscience, [i. 477], [478].

T.